Maid's son tells judge Alex Murdaugh took $4M for her death
For much of disgraced
Prosecutors asked a judge Friday to consider allowing the son of Murdaugh's longtime housekeeper to tell jurors about how after she died in a fall at Murdaugh's home, he promised her family to take care of them and then stole millions in settlements with his insurers.
“Did you ever get
“No,” Satterfield answered.
Murdaugh, 54, is standing trial in the shootings of his 52-year-old wife, Maggie, and 22-year-old son, Paul, on
Prosecutors are asking Judge
Murdaugh is charged, but hasn't been tried, with a range of about 100 other crimes, including the thefts, running a drug and money laundering ring, tax evasion and insurance fraud for trying to arrange his own death so his surviving son could collect
Newman hasn't ruled yet how much if any of the financial crimes evidence he will allow jurors to hear. The jury returned to the courtroom late Friday morning to hear from a state agent who examined fingerprints.
Satterfield testified that after Murdaugh promised to take care of his housekeeper's family, he suggested they hire one of his friends — who was also a college roommate and godfather to one of his sons — to be the executor of his mother's estate.
Satterfield heard little from Murdaugh until they spoke in
“Did you give him permission to steal your money?" Waters asked Satterfield.
“No,” he replied.
Defense lawyer
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Alex Murdaugh was $4.2M in debt, overdrawn at bank, CEO testifies at murder trial
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